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Parachutists (Commando, SAS, 3RAR etc) also New Zealand
Some of the more recent badges shown here are not official. As we know there is a growing trend towards using unofficial badges on work and sports uniforms and there is also a growing market for collectors and "wannabees".

Special Air Service Regiment badges

SAS parachutist mess dress

SAS parachutist mess dress

SAS parachute badge on khaki 

SAS parachute badge on khaki 

SAS Parachutist on DPCU cloth

SAS para desert pattern (DPDU)

SAS parachutist subdued

SAS Parachutist on DPDU cloth

SAS para embroidered dress uniform badge

SAS Regiment Parachutist 2003

Commando Parachutists Australian Army

Commando parachutist 2003

Commando para subdued

Commando parachutist subdued on DPCU, fully formed Commando parachutist subdued on DPDU, fully formed
Commando parachutist subdued on DPCU, sew on
Australian Regular Army (ARA) parachutists badges

ARA parachutist 2003

ARA Parachutist subdued
ARA para mess dress ARA para mess dress

 

ARA para 1990

 

Royal Australian Navy (RAN) parachutists badge

New Zealand Military Parachutist Badges
APJI Wings SDAR
Above. 4 variations of the NZ Army Parachute Jump Instructor (APJI)
NZ Army Para Wings Mes Dress Size on black

NZ Army para, mess dress

NZ Army parachutist

NZSAS and para wings
NZ SAS camouflage para qualified wings, embroidered black on Displaced Pattern Material (DPM), and NZ Army para qualified wings also embroidered black on (DPM). Both genuine NZ Army issue

Set 4 Para wings

NZ (& 1 Brit) parachute badges.

New Zealand Special air Service

 <<< New Zealand SAS set of cloth badges
NZ Army Para Wings SCARCE Metal Trial Type
  • These metal NZ para wings were made as a trial but were never accepted for issue.
Jump Master (possibly not a NZ badge, if you know for sure please advise me)

Kiwi Blue: Royal NZ Air Force Parachute Display Team
Some images from Australian Army Badges: Cloth insignia of the Army in Australia 1860-1993 by J K Cossum ISBN 0 949530 14 X

 

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